Institute for Retail Studies, University of Stirling
The Institute for Retail Studies (IRS) at the University of Stirling was established in 1983 to act as focus for the study of the retail industry.  One of the largest university-based retail research institutes, the IRS specialises in applied teaching, research and consultancy for the distributive trades and regularly undertakes work for public, private as well as government bodies.  Because of the contribution it has made to the area of retailing, the IRS has been acknowledged as a 'Centre of Excellence' by the UK government's Department of Trade and Industry.

Psychological Associates
Psychological Associates helps organisations become more effective and productive by offering unique tools and skills in the area of human resource development and interpersonal relationships.  Founded by Dr Victor Buzzotta and Dr Robert Lefton, Psychological Associates has worked with clients from Fortune 500 companies to non-profits, and has provided consulting, assessment, and training services that develop and motivate people in these organisations to achieve their maximum potential.  Its proprietary human resource tools, such as the Dimensional® Model of Behavior and the High Performance Model, have been used successfully for five decades around the world.

Visual Merchandising Asia
Visual Merchandising Asia (VMA) is a Singapore-based visual merchandising service provider and consultancy. VMA is dedicated to the enhancement of store design, visual merchandising and display in Asia. It also promotes greater awareness in the West of Asian display and design concepts. VMA aims to foster excellence at every level of the retail sector through the development of corporate guidelines for presentation, VM training seminars and in-store brand enhancement strategies.  The company provides a targeted, single-minded approach to retail design, display and merchandising. Thus it offers clients the ability to address multiple issues through a one-stop shop which understands the importance of an integrated and focused vision.

Retail Education Services Pty Ltd
In December 2009, Andrew Cavanagh launched Retail Education Services, a specialist company to work with retail and retail related businesses in developing excellence in Merchandise Management, Category Management, Retail Buying and Planning and Retail Finance. Andrew has developed his expertise in these areas after over 20 years working for Myer Department Stores in Australia and 6½ years working at the Australian Centre for Retail Studies at Monash University in Melbourne. This saw Andrew develop and deliver programmes for retailers across Australia, Singapore New Zealand as well as many other countries in Asia.

Happy Marketer
Happy Marketer is a Singapore-based search and social media marketing company. Its founding partners, Rachit Dayal and David Liem have over a decade of website and search marketing experience and their clients include some of the biggest names in Singapore including Starhub, Singtel, Phillip Capital, and many others. Their digital marketing projects involves search engine optimisation, search advertising, social media and web analytics.

Performance Partners Consulting
Performance Partners is a retail consulting and training group, specialising in improving the capability, alignment and engagement of individuals, the brand experience for customers and the bottom line for organisations. The company works with the best [and emerging] retailers in the Asia-Pacific region, from CEO and executive level through to managers and team members on the shopfloor. The core areas of expertise include retail consulting, nationally accredited programmes, employee research and targeted group facilitation.